The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-20
Old Colorow Said To Be in the Colorado Mount
aims Searching for VIII Game-The Meek.
er People Badly Scalo, but Not Hurt.
Voorhees, Angry Over ";s Failure to Sc
cure the Removal come Burnett.
The Patronage of the Government Being Used
to Further the Presidents Second Term
Ambition-Other Washington News
THE INDIAN SCARE.
The War Departments Has No Information
Indicating Serious Difficulty.

The War Departments Has No Information
Indicating Serious Difficulty.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The War Department
authorities have received no official information
which to base fears of a serious outbreak
among the Whiteriver Utes. The latest infor-
nation received at the War Department about
the reported outbreak, and, in fact, the first
frcm military source, is the following dis
patch which the Adjutant general has received
from Major Randlotte, Ninth Infantry, who is
in command of Ft. Duchesne, under date Of
Aug. l6:
.Rumors from the Colorado line receive care
full attention. On Sunday last Burns sent
Meeker employe named McAndrews, with
Charley Cavanaugh, AIcCook and six other Utes
to ascertain the facts. Upon receipt of the tele-
gram / drove over to Ouray, where Burns is
vising the pavrolls of the Uncomphaeres
While there letter. follows, was received
from McAndrews:
"RANGELY, Col, Aug. Is,
Everything is all right the Blue mountains and
here. The whites seem to think that the people
who knows anything from Meeker. Will leave after
dinner for Meeker. The Indans with want
McCook and myself go to Meeker, and / viii write
you again when find more out. MoANDREws.
1.-The Indians living at the agencies
disturbed and all are at home Old Colorow is
said to be hunting in the mountains of Colorado,
and young Colorow, his son, is with Nc
Andrews"
Kendall and His Men Anbushed.
DENVER, Col, Aug 10 Tho most sensational
news from Meeker is that which reached Glen
wood about midnight to the effect that Sheriff
Kendall and nine went out reconnois-
ance and were ambushed in the rear. They
made gallant fight for their lives and finally
returned with four men wounded slightly and
three of their horses killed. This information
caused much excitement and courier
hastily dispatched to Glenwood Springs. Re-
ports current that the Indians leaving
the regeryeration in twos and threes and joining
Colorow Fifty mounted volunteers from As
pen, well armed and familiar with
frontier life, are somewhere on the
road between Gleuwood and Meeker. They
State troops and are better equipped. Unless
cded manner there is little probability of STIR
ring until the irregular mountain warriors
reach Meeker and move on the Utes, who were
battle ground. The troops which left Denver
are at Glenwood, partly mounted Those with
horses will go at once towards Meeker. There
is great scarcity of horses at Glsnwood. but
animals are being purchased and forward
as rapidly possible General Crook declines
to force the Indians back their reservation
action. Consequently the State officers have no
other course to pursue than to drive them out
Men are Offering their services by scores, but
they have neither arms mounts, two i'm
portant factors hard to obtain.